Todd Bertuzzi

Once a fixture on rosters, the goons who used to be sought out to settle scores are having a tough time finding jobs.

Paul Laus spent nine seasons bullying, hacking and fighting his way through the NHL. The former Florida Panther, who freely admits he took out his frustrations on the "back of guys' ankles," accumulated 1,702 penalty minutes and earned his pay protecting his teammates and brawling with the league's top enforcers.

But when the retired defenseman watches games these days from his home in Grimsby, Ontario, Laus admits, "I don't know if I could have played today." The reason is simple -- the goon is becoming extinct in today's NHL. Slow but...

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